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October 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Legendary Hoax

I only have one album by The Legendary Marvin Pontiac – but given his self-proclaimed “Legendary” status it is probably the right one to have: Greatest Hits. It kicks off with I’m A Doggy and from there the, er, “hits” (I’d never heard any of them before I bought the album) roll on. In fact someone […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, Blog Archives, Blog On The Tracks, Blues, From The Blog Archives, Greatest Hits, Hoax, I'm A Doggy, John Lurie, Legendary Hoax, Marvin Pontiac, The Legendary Marvin Pontiac, The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Legendary Hoax ·

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November 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Bob Zmuda/Lynne Margulies: Andy Kaufman – The Truth, Finally

Andy Kaufman: The Truth, Finally Bob Zmuda/Lynne Margulies BenBella Books Bob Zmuda was Andy Kaufman’s writing partner and they took turns playing Tony Clifton, giving life to a grotesque. Zmuda has worked hard to keep the spirit of Andy Kaufman alive and here, in a book co-written with Kaufman’s partner Lynne Margulies, Zmuda does his […]
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